<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">ash pyxes</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31321478</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:26:40</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ash dishes</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ash pyx</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pyxes, ash</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Containers or dishes for holding the ashes used for Ash Wednesday rites or similar Christian rituals. The ashes usually comprise burnt palm fronds that had been blessed at Palm Sunday of the previous year, to be sprinkled or annointed on the forehead of participants. ]]></dc:description></metadata>